The Tar Heels have way more talent than tenacity.
In defining tenacious, Merriam-Webster uses such words and phrases as stubborn, relentless, enduring, cohesive, holding together firmly. Despite signs in non-conference play that No. 17 UNC could embody those terms, they have yet to consistently show it against Power 4 competition.
Carolina has the best big man combination in the ACC and maybe the country in Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar, who both average more than 30 minutes per game, which isn’t among the top 15 in the ACC. Head coach Hubert Davis gives them ample rest by rotating in Jarin Stevenson and Luka Bogavac. While those two are the best free throw shooters on the team, their field goal accuracy (combined 1 for 10 against Wake Forest on Saturday) is a major drop-off from Wilson and Veesaar. Starting guard Kyan Evans is shooting 10 percentage points lower than he did at Colorado State. Fortunately, guard Jaydon Young came up clutch for Carolina in the nervy 87-84 win against the Demon Deacons. The Virginia Tech transfer knocked in a season-high three 3-pointers while playing his most minutes so far this season, more than 19…